Apple AirPods Max 2 Headphones Are Here, Powered by the New H2 ChipThe long wait is over for Apple's next-generation AirPods Max headphones, which were first released in 2020. Apple announced today that the AirPods Max 2 will be powered by the H2 chip found in the AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods 4. They offer 1.5x more effective noise canceling and "a new high-dynamic range amplifier...

New Start: US-Russia nuclear weapons treaty due to expire raising fears of arms raceJonathan BealeDefence correspondentAFP via Getty ImagesThe New Start treaty caps the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads for the US and Russia to 1,550 eachThe last nuclear weapons control treaty between the US and Russia is due to expire on Thursday, raising fears of a new arms race. The Strategic...

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Google Revives Android 17 Beta 1 Just Days After Halting LaunchGoogle released the first beta of the next version of its smartphone OS, Android 17, on Friday, following an aborted launch earlier in the week. Beta 1 was supposed to launch on Wednesday, but Google changed the date to "coming soon" at the last minute without further explanation, CNET sister site PCMag reported.The new...

Fitbit Expands Personal AI Health Coach Features for Free SubscribersFitbit, the popular wearable fitness line owned by Google, announced Tuesday that its personal AI health coach feature, Coach, will add more features for free subscribers. Google's Gemini AI powers Coach, which first launched in October for Fitbit's US Android Premium subscribers, who pay $10 per month or $80 per...